Monthly Archives: February 2017
Hey all, through feedback, I have decided to add 10 more mini lectures to the 10+ hours of content already available for the CGP Webinar study guide! Here’s the mostly non-clinical topics I’ve added. ADL’s and IADL’s Biostats basics (2 videos) Beer’s list Geriatric teaching Nursing Home Players Elder Abuse Caregiver Burnout Hospice Care […]
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Selecting antidepressants is so critical. One of the areas where I believe pharmacists excel above other healthcare professions is the management and recognition of drug interactions. Here, I breakdown the tamoxifen paroxetine interaction. A 56 year old female has been having increased depressive symptoms and was placed on paroxetine 20 mg daily. Her other medications include: […]
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CNS depressant interactions are everywhere. There are so many patients (typically patients with mental health and pain concerns) on multiple medications that can cause CNS sedation/depression. TCA’s, Sleepers, Opioids, muscle relaxants, Benzo’s, and on and on… There are so many drug combinations that flag this computer alert. Alert fatigue that is something that is very real […]
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I’ve been working over the last six months or so on a condensed BCPS study guide. As always, I will be given a substantial discount upon release of the new book, so stayed tuned in the next month or two. It will be over 150 topics and give you the most important clinical pearls from […]
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The 2016 NAPLEX Pass Rate was posted a little while back. I wasn’t surprised by a drop in the pass rate for 2016. What I was surprised by was how BIG the drop in the NAPLEX pass rate was. The NAPLEX has been getting a facelift over the last few years. I wrote a while back about […]
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